So, I kinda did all the things that I needed to do last week.  [eta: this has been a draft for over two weeks. sorry guys.]  And in doing so, I realized that I am turning into a 50s housewife.

Let me be perfectly clear. When pressed, I like doing dishes.  I like cooking.  I like baking.   This is the extent of my housewifely duties.   I scoff at the ability to mend clothing.  I really hate doing laundry.  But what I hate more than anything else in the world is cleaning.  This is why I often live in some degree of squalor.  As long as I don’t get tetanus, I don’t really care.  I may not have people over because of it, but I don’t really want to deal with clutter, especially since I am a packrat without proper organizational skills.  Every new apartment is an attempt to fix this, but until I shop at the Container Store more, I’ll just have to deal with piles of stuff. [eta: now I have containers and no piles o'stuff.  I need to get a bookcase and then I'll be pretty much good to go as far as the squalor goes]

My last apartment was the worst.  It was a tiny little apartment with two cats who went more stir-crazy than I did.  Because they hated the apartment so much, they ripped up all of my blinds and wrenched the radiator cover out of the wall.  Aaaaand now I have to clean the place.  I have to make sure this little apartment is spotless, or else I don’t get my money back.  And with a cat with serious dental problems, the need for more furniture, and a higher monthly rent, I seriously need the majority of my security deposit returned.

[ETA: Full security deposit back, since the handy man of my building did the walkthrough and not the landlady.  He gave me full marks, chewed up blinds, radiator ripped from the walls and all.  It was pretty sweet.]

This is now in current time.  Whoa!  Time Warp!  Remember that song?  Remember that movie?  Those were crazy times.  What else has been going on? Copious LSAT studying.  AND I just found out that even though I’m still on the waiting list to take the test, that doesn’t mean that I won’t get to.  It’s an issue with Chicago not assigning people quickly enough.  The lady I talked to on the phone was very patient (I was kind of near tears)  and told me that every person on the waiting list will be assigned to a testing center, but that Chicago has been slow about it.  Don’t they realize that there are scores (SCORES) of panicking potential law students who are freaked out about the assumption that they may not be able to go to law school in the fall if they don’t take the September test?  Am I the only one panicking?  Also, when I typed assumption there, my brain froze a little, because that’s totally an LSAT idea.  Finding the necessary and sufficient assumptions in arguments.  I halfway had a heart palpitation.

The plan for roller derby is still going strong.  I’ve ordered real skates from the rink, Riedell R3s.  They are good starter skates, and when I tried them on for a test spin, I could really tell the difference.  They were pretty awesome.  And I can only assume that the skates that the real derby girls wear are significantly better than these.  Speaking of, check out the website of the Windy City Rollers, Chicago’s main roller derby league.  The site is fun, and you get to check out the skaters and learn more about why I would ever want to do this.  The best part is that I actually do enjoy skating.  It’s fun, without even thinking about my motivations for it.  And I think that’s the best sign so far.  I like going fast.  I already got a major bruise on my knee from falling on Sunday.  It doesn’t hurt but looks hardcore.  Feels appropriate.

And really, the best part about doing this now is that it takes the edge off of my panic about the LSAT.  I have another thing going for me and I don’t just have free time to spend worrying and stressing myself out about a test.  Yes, I’m still studying to do my best on the actual test.  No, I’m not a manic mess yet.  I’m sure it will happen soon, though.

I have more to say, but I honestly can’t think of it.  Everything’s going well.  I’ll try to update more regularly, I swear.  I have a couple of other drafts that I need to finish up.  But here, enjoy Weezer.  I really love both this song and the music video.  And yeah, I was reminded of it when I was showing a coworker the Whip It! trailer, and it’s really the perfect song to go with that movie.  It’s certainly made my Tuesday more fun:

Pork and Beans [They wouldn't let me embed it ]